Leonard Leo has spent decades building a well-funded network influencing the U.S. judiciary. As Senator Sheldon Whitehouse states @2:07, "a billionaire dumped on Leonard Leo a $1.6 billion slush fund." He outlines how this ecosystem operates--and why it matters for judicial independence and public trust.
Worth understanding how these relationships shape the courts:
https://youtu.be/QS04lmJqeck?si=8m8M5fZKt6OwP2pe
#LeonardLeo #SheldonWhitehouse #SCOTUS #RuleOfLaw #DarkMoney #USPolitics
While designed to be short-term, those orders have largely allowed #Trump to move ahead — for now — with key parts of his sweeping agenda.
#KetanjiBrownJackson spoke for nearly an hour on Monday at Yale Law School, which posted a video of the event on Wednesday.
#law #LegalEthics #SCOTUS #PartisanCourt #ActivistCourt #compromised #judiciary
https://law.yale.edu/yls-today/yale-law-school-videos/james-thomas-lecture-justice-ketanji-brown-jackson
U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson delivered the 2025-26 James A. Thomas Lecture, titled “Equity and Exigency: A First-Principles Solution for the Supreme Court’s Emergency Docket.” Following her lecture, Jackson joined Yale Law School Dean Cristina Rodríguez for a conversation about her life and professional journey, public service, and work on the Court. The lecture took place on April 13, 2026 at Yale University’s Battell Chapel.
#SCOTUS Justice #KetanjiBrownJackson has delivered a sustained attack on her conservative colleagues’ use of emergency orders to benefit the #Trump admin, calling the orders “scratch-paper musings” that can “seem oblivious & thus ring hollow.”
Jackson delivered a lengthy assessment of ~24 court orders issued last year that allowed Trump to put in place controversial policies on #immigration, steep federal #funding cuts & other topics, after lower courts found they were likely illegal.
Meanwhile #Sotomayor apologized to #Kavanaugh today. Ridiculous.
#KetanjiBrownJackson seems to be the only liberal with real integrity.
Justice Jackson chides #SCOTUS conservatives over 'oblivious' pro-#Trump “emergency” orders
#law #LegalEthics #PartisanCourt #ActivistCourt #compromised #judiciary
https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-jackson-criticism-conservatives-trump-rulings-976a16d91953f42426818add77c7e3f2
Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson has delivered an attack on her conservative colleagues’ use of emergency orders to benefit the Trump administration. The court’s newest justice, Jackson delivered a lengthy assessment of roughly two dozen court orders issued last year that allowed President Donald Trump to put in place controversial policies on immigration, steep federal funding cuts and other topics, after lower courts ruled them likely illegal. While designed to be short-term, those orders have largely allowed Trump to move ahead — for now — with key parts of his sweeping agenda. Jackson spoke for nearly an hour on Monday at Yale Law School, which posted a video on Wednesday.
“'The court’s stay decisions can, at times, come across as utterly irrational,'... [she] said during a speech at Yale Law School Monday... 'The court has left confusion in its wake. … There is a serious concern that the Supreme Court’s modern stay practices are having an enormously disruptive and potentially corrosive effect.'”
The "she," BTW: Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/15/ketanji-brown-jackson-supreme-court-emergency-docket-00873317
Video of Justice Jackson's speech: https://vimeo.com/1183042359
#SCOTUS
> Clarence Thomas to Speak as Trump Floats Replacing Supreme Court Justices https://www.newsweek.com/clarence-thomas-to-speak-trump-floats-replacing-supreme-court-justices-11834034
Oh. . . more court stacking, huh?
#Trump has again threatened to fire #JeromePowell if the #FederalReserve Chair decides to stay on the central bank’s governing board after his term as chair expires next month.
“Well then I’ll have to fire him, OK?” Trump told Fox Business…when reminded that Powell has said he won’t leave the Fed during the #DOJ investigation.
[reminder #SCOTUS ruled Trump could not fire Fed governor #LisaCook]
#law #economy #independence #RevengePolitics #AbuseOfPower #authoritarianism #USpol
SUPREME COURT AT A CROSSROADS: Calls for Overhaul Intensify Amidst Legitimacy Concerns
Calls for changing the US Supreme Court are increasing in April 2026. Many people worry about fairness and trust in the court's decisions.
#SupremeCourtReform, #SCOTUS, #JudicialReform, #USPolitics, #CourtLegitimacy
https://newsletter.tf/us-supreme-court-reform-calls-grow-louder/
Many Americans are asking for changes to the Supreme Court. This is because of worries about how fair its decisions are, with more people asking for reforms now than before.
#SupremeCourtReform, #SCOTUS, #JudicialReform, #USPolitics, #CourtLegitimacy
https://newsletter.tf/us-supreme-court-reform-calls-grow-louder/
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